The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-27
A STORY or SEDUCTION
BY A PHYSICIAN NAMED DR..
WILLIAM n. CATE,
A Cool and Deliberate Villain VINO
Has Brought a PrO.d Family
to Shame and Grief.

shame. Everybody who saw Erminie
last year remembers Agnes Folsom.
Everybody remembers when the cur
tain rose on the delicate, ethereal
and glittering beauty of the pink
ballroom, how "Javotte" came forth
in hor snow white wig, her pretty
dress of pale blue and cream color,
and sang her mezzO song of girlish
coquctry to Simon. Her style was
very chic. Her manner was prettily
innocent. Her eyes danced, and her
whole figure was the beautiful we'd
ding of youth and health and happi-
ness. Pretty "Javotte" had every
thing worth having before her. And
Agnes Folsom, now that everything
worth having is behind her, possibly
remembers the picture, too, and signs.
She had then been three years at the
Casino. She had come from Salem,
Mass, with only her face and Voice
and her goodness to find a career,
and it came quickly. She was the
Little Duchess" to the Little
Duke" She was "Nanon" when
Sadie Martinez went to Europe. She
had "AmOrita" all to herself, and
when Erminie was put on she was
given "Javotte," the face and the
voice and the goodness having only
grown fairer all the time and the
dangerous champagne shoals at the
outset Of the dramatic voyage having
been safely passed. The dudes
looked languishing, but they were
UNDECIDED. The snowy camellia and
the warm hued rose were alike inef-
fectual. The amorous missive always
found q resting place among the
ashes of the roses that accompanied
it, and from Jesse Williams to the
Aronsons every man about the the
alter felt glad that the pretty little
woman was 80 wise and that her
career was so sure.
She was very pretty, but did not
seem to feel it. She was demi-
blonde, a little over the medium
hight, plump aud symmetrical in
figure. She could have had number
less admirers, but cared for mono,
and every night went straight home
irom the Casino to her mother, who
never lived more than two blocks
away. 1t was all gay and joyous
prelude, the career at the Casino
but it was only prelude. Aud the
end is as sad and dismal as it could
we'll be.
Last night, at No. 2O9 West Forty.
third street, feeble, pale and almsst
broken hearted woman told tho res
| Of the stsry. She was Agnes Fol
SONS mother. Her voice brekt
every now and then. At times i
seemed az if she could tell no more
for she would weep uncontrollabl!
at the agonizinR thought Of her poo
little girls misery and shame. Littl,
by little it all came out-and such
storyl The mother wished pitifull
that her little girl had never left tn
Preside; wished Pitifully, perhaps
though she would not say it, that tn
little girl had never been bern.
when Agnes came from Boston,
she said, II accompanied her. Sh
was very ambitious, and l wishe,
her to have a home and TO guard he
as q mother should. She began a
the Casino and was steadily success
full. She lad been taught to sing
aud she quickly learned to act, an
went rapidly ahead. Everybod
liked her, and she was perfectly hap
by and always busy. She paid no at
tontion to the men, and allowed n
one to pay attention TO her. William
Baldwin, a young man living i
Brooklyn, was very much in low
with her, and hoped to marry hel
and for time, if she had a prefer
ence for anybody, it was for hin
She always came directly home afte
the performance and had no though
of frivolity, aud up to a year ago wa
as good a child as any mother coul
wish,
Both Agnes and myself formed
warm friendship for Mrs. Schillinl
Victoria Morisini- Schilling, wnol
you know Of. She was in tho con
pany and she and Agnes were niue
together, and so it happened thu
when she fell sick at her rooms o
Thirty eighth street both Agnes an
myself nursod her. In attending he
| became i'll myself of typhoid MI
laria. l was then living on BroaC
way opposite the Barrett Hous
1895, | think. asked DR.. Ruhlon,
the drug store at the corner, to re,
ommeud a physician, aud he recon
mendcd and called in DR., William \
Cate.
CDR. Cate attended me during m
sickness, and when | was GONZALES
cent found more work to do in tai
ing care Of Agnes. She fell sic
with pneumonia. He seemed an el
cellent doctor in every way, and III
der his treatment she recovere
This was the beginning of their a
auaintauce. never had seen hi
before nor had she. He was tall al
fine looking, and very gentlemanl
He seemed to take a great interest
Agnes and, after she recovered, d,
sired to take her out driving. L
said that she absolutely needed it
, fully restore her health, and | hs
, no objection. | supposed that Il
, Doctor was asingle man. He led n
> to infer it, and it was a long time b.
= fore | learned to the contrary.
t THE driving took place two
three times week. He had a han,
, some span of horses and a buggy.
5 suspected nothing wrong, as they a
> ways returned in time, if not for di
ner, for her appearance at the Casin
! l had every confidence in the dootC
t One night when they did not retul
: l was greatly worried. They we
/ away all night long and Agnes d
5 not return until 6 o'clock in Il
: morning. The doctor said, howeve
. that they had driven a long ways l
. the road and one Of the horses h,
! fallen in a fit. They had to cross Il
f river and came home by way OF JIG
! sey City and had to spend the mig
E there. This was but tn I, beginnin
D however, of a closer and closer a
0 quaintanceship with the doctor, al